Chotactic factor that attracts eosinophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes but not neutrophils. Potent monocyte active chokine that signals through CCR2. Involved in allergic inflammation and the host response to pathogens and may play a pivotal role during early stages of allergic lung inflammation.
Distinct expression and function of the novel mouse chemokine monocyte chemotactic protein-5 in lung allergic inflammation.Jia G.-Q., Gonzalo J.A., Lloyd C., Kremer L., Lu L., Martinez A.C., Wershil B.K., Gutierrez-Ramos J.-C.J. Exp. Med. 184:1939-1951(1996)
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